A man who laid carpets for Tony Blair, the Queen Mum and George Bush has been charged with smuggling £4million of drugs.

Ray Hegarty, 47, enjoyed mugs of tea and chats with the PM while refurbishing No10 in 2005 after being vetted by Special Branch.

He was held by Customs at Dover a year ago with a truck driven from Spain, allegedly holding 2.5tonnes of Cannabis. Haggerty, who will stand trial in March, also worked in the White House with South Londonbased fitters ASJ Carpets.